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n ir.r, VOLUME IX uA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. i TUESDAY. NOVEMBER, 30. 1909. smut ib B0Y:S DOOM LTL0IN LAD IS FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING NEAR HIS HOME MORTALLY SHOT SUICIDE IS POSSIBLE BUT ' IS NOT THOUGHT LIKELY. To4 nf Oft V. After Inspecting Coyote Traps Found Soon After. Elgin, Nov. 30. (Special.) Walter Ohms, aged 20 years, son of Mr. and Airs. William Ohms, either suicided or was accidentally killed by a .22 rifle carried by himself this morning, on ""he outsklrth of this city, He was I V, V. 1 .. 9 ...... after the discharge of the rifle, but was dead, Indicating almost instentan ious death. With his brother, Walter had gone out to inspect some coyote traps this morning, and the boys were returning when they separated. No one saw the unfortunate lad either just prior to or immediately after the shooting, but he was found dead near the windmill of his father's extensive ranch just north of Elgin. Little credance is given the suicide theory, as the youn gster was subject to epileptic fits, and it is possible that during one of these attacks, hla own rifle was aclcdentally discharged. ' - y iso anown cause is avaiiaoie 101- me theory of suicide. His family Is respec tible and the boy himself has always enjoyed a qiuet and unostentainous mein about the city.. ., OF REPUBLICS MOMENTOUS QUESTION'S WILL BE THRESHED OUT. uenps Ayres Is Place Set for the Meet Ing of Maiy Delegates. Washington, Nov. 30. Announce ment was made today by the Bureau of American Republics, regarding the plans for the fourth great Internat ional conference of the republics of the Western hemisphere. Buenos Ayres, Argentina, "the Paris of the New World," is the place and July 15 to 30 next the date for the momen tous meeting. The conference was orig Inally announced for the 20. 1910 but that a great exposition was to be held In the same canltal In that month. .whlch might overshadow the import ance of the International conference, led to the postponement of the latter. Moreover, the month of July being in the middle of' the 'Argentina' winter; - ici iaiu iu uiKKe me visit to liueuos Ayres more agreeable to the delegates from the north.' ? ' The three preceedlng conferences have niOVed .aUiriff thp lines nf tho 1 resistance; that, is to say,, the dele- rata J'm'JaJI - A I' . . e,u?s nave adopted as a basic nrln- dpal such propositions ashave CONFERENCE ea tna easy aBhsfda of lb ieat Wht-!; diti bo entered; a. store :at Collins, j jority.jtnt ta effortiwasi made:ti hia yltxr,inlng. up, Use, men in erre Ute mlnprjty of t&e .states IntjjAhe.eitablishment. both clerks' "and ' ceptnce of rules which at first jpre-i rnBtqmdrsaIlkVand"VaImly"proce'ded j VvhMo. instead when these . were of irai Importance they were thoroughly debated and then jemajjded tor fur- I taer ciBlderatIoaitknextV'Shhr- j ma..In thli irar thr iTiufj urtph AO uiaue educational and experience has shown that a sound (proposition has almost become certain' 0 secure adhesion. So It happens that j a tentative program Includes - some j subjects that have already figured in i the details of the preceedlng confer ences. Thus, 'again, 'win come up the subject of compulsory arbitration, al though strongly urging to the states represented the making of special treaties among themselves to carry out this Idea. The United States has al ready done this with eleven, of the other American republics, and the sub Ject will come before the fourth con ference and receive further considera tion. The Pan-American railway, postal rates and post cards, a uniform sys tem of the collection ef census and commercial ttatistlcs and a revision of the consular methods are some of iue inner m.ngs to fae considered. ' Up-to date subjects are the wirless telegraphy and arerial navigation for It has begun to be realized by the gov erning board that there soon will be need of regulation by the government of these new modes of communication and transportation. An effort will also be made to arrive at some sound and business like method of foreign immi gration and to define neutrality In the time of war. ELGIN BOOM WELL STARTED DRUGGIST SELLS OUT TO BUY IT APPLE LAND. Many Deals 1 11 Kcs-Idciice uud Realty Property (onsumnutcd. Elgin, Nov. 30 (Special) Clay E. Rlnehart and E. S. Chappel have sold the drug stores at Imbler and here, and Scott Harris Is the new proprietor at this place. Mr. Chappel is going into the apple busines and Mr. Rlne hart has accepted a position as trav elling salesman for a. Portland firm. Mr. Chappel has bought 80 acres of fine stump land and will move on his place at once, intending to profit by the opportunities existing here Mrs. Anna Dunn has purchased the McGee property on Main avenue and will move the present house off and erect a fine new building of the brick variety. A Real Boom Prevalent The Schlough Investment company has been closing up several Impor tant deals In realty here this week in dicating that Elgin dirt is In great de mand. This Includes residence prop erty In Elgin and several parcels of land surrounding. With apples to In still action, Elgin is experiencing a genuine boom. BANDITS LINE VICTIMS UP COLLINS, MONTANA FLEECED FOR BIG SUM BY BANDITS. i Search Continues for the Six Hen who k 1 Pulled off the Bold Stunt TCiM Tirn Mmr !n ia u.a,th i.u setur-Hhgondu'ctetl!t6dar'for lhe ffl fcan- tn dkc&L ' :rv . Kswwwti a t. ' While four of the robbers guared the victims tmp f ithem looted the eafa'ahd cash'SejdatE.-receivlniL for fTldLEgoT&jjjy thousand dollars. They made their escape. PllE'SHIPS FOR ATTACK SILENT MESSAGE TO ADMIRAL IS AN ORDER TO MOVE ON TURBULENT STATE ZELATA SAID TO HATE OFFERED 1IIS SURRENDER rt-ucmneu take Hand In Alleged Cm pities In Nicaragua Send ships There Tomorrow. . ' ban erancisco, Nov. 30. The con tents of a Washington cipher message to Admiral Thomas Phelps of the Navy Yards, is believed to contain the orders for dispatching army trans ports to the coast of Nicaragua. . The Instructions from Washington are to the effect that the orders are not to be read until the vessels are at sea on W ednesday. It Is rumored from the best of authority that tomorrow will see the first play against Zelaya and his government by the United States government. ' French Take a Hand. San Jose, Costa Rica, Nov. 30. As a rsov.lt of the many complaints, con cerning the reported mlstatement of Frenchmen in Nicaragua, a Frnech warship from Martinique arrived to day enroute to the scene of the war In Nicaragua. ' Said to Have Surrendered. Washington, No. 30.-r-Minister Cas- trillo, the diplomatic representative of Nicaraguan provisional government has reecived a mesago from Provision al President Estrada, saying that he had received surrender proposals from Senora Calderon, representing Zelaya. Estrada will only acept unconditional surrender. MASCi BACK SOUTH LOCAL MASON ATTENDED MANY EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE. Ed Kiddle Home From Long Trip In East and South. Ed. Kiddle, the Island City flouring mill man and a prominent Mason, re turned last night on the delayed No. C, from a month's business visit in the South and' East While in Savan nah he attended the meeting of the Grand lodge of the Masonic bodies of Georgia and also attended the dedica tion of the new Masonic Temple In Baltimore, Md. The trip has been an interesting one to Mr, Kiddle from a business and lodge standpoint He came In con tact with some of the leading Masons of the country, fraternally, and In a business way,had ample time to make a study of the conditions of that Coun try v y 1 t , BLACKSMITH SELLS QUT. C. J. Hewpu (ft Joseph, haa purchas ed the Dutchen, blacksraitlij shop and ... 0 f 1 , uuiiuiug tuiu ym, m k first class shopMi. Hewet.wnt to Jo geph four yPars agrt and MtHrtpite of discouragements. In the .way of fompe ition rom four shppsh'e jbulitnp a lg business. In addition to, his" work s blacksmithing Mr. Hewett. Is an nthuslast Ip.fi nte,sVock. lie has over 00 blooded-brood sows. He will move Jo La Gran, ,heftieftr future, and Incidentally will add to the city's school 'popdlalttJnW ht) 1s thl fettief of twelve children. FROM FURIATE BRICKLAYER RUNS WILD IN HIS OWN HOME KILLING OFF ENTIRE FAMILY HIS WIFE'S THROAT THE FIRST TO BE SLASHED. domestic Discord at Bottom of Carnl val of Crimes by a.New York Bricklayer. . New York, Nov. 30. Angered by do mestic discord occasioned by dissina tlon, Patrick RalTerty, a bricklayer, ran amuck la his home today and with a razor killed his wife, Margaret, fatal ly wounded h'.s wife's mother, Margar et Kelly, seriously slashed his wife's brother, Frank Ohland and then attem pted' to commit suicide by slashing his own throat, but it is believed that he will live leng enough to be hanged. .Shortly after he left his home to go to work, Rafferty returned and found the members of his family gathered about the kitchen fire. Without a word of warning, he drew a razor and in a manlacle frenzy attacked his wife. His wife fell to the floor, dying with terri ble gaping wound in her throat from which the blood streamed. The sight of the blood seemed to drive the man intirely mad. With shrieks of maniacle laughter he rushed for his wife's mother, Mrs. Kelly. By this time young Ohland attempted to interfere but was driven into a corner and seriously Blashed. Intercepting Mrs. Kelly's at tempted flight from the room Raverty beat her to the floorinfllcting probable fatal wounds. When the police arrived Rafferty was crouching beside the life less body of his wife,-still grasping the gory razor in his hand. He then, as the police entered the awful loklng room, slashed his own throat two or three times,' but did not have time to Inflict fatal wounds. SHIP'S CREW FOLLOW SHIP ALL ABOARD JAPANESE BOAT ARE SAID TO HAVE DROWNED. Boat Wrecked In a Terrifflc Gale off Coast of Japan. Tokio, Nov. 30. The Japanese liner Klsagata Maru was wrecked off the coast of Shlmonoshl during a terrifflc gale that has lasted for several days. It Is reported that all on board have been lost. Twenty-five bodies have already washed on shore along the coast and the government has taken steps for patrolling the coast in the hopes of picking up all of the bodies possible that come on shore. It was known several days ago that the vessel waB encountering the very worst kind of weather and as she an-, proached the. islands and the fnry of the stortn' lncreased the uneasiness of the people, bwama. very tipparent. . U was hoped that the vessel was stand ing offshore in the ToiBof weather ing ths forlous gale but the washlne ashore of some. of her officers dresuTt in their uniforms icf tho unfoi;tu l it vesstfl decided thfate of the nhip and. all on .-board.! ' . c- ? - . i r.T.!.iJ.I ., ,., ; ..' c ., ; ta Tries to Kidnap Rockefeller, p f 9 Clevelandi Nov. 3QWTh nolica Jtoday are seeking for two men who are, suspected of being implicated In a scheme to kidnap or assassinate Jno. D. Rockefeller. .'Messages have been sent, broadcast asklngtbe police tp apprehend'the suspects. The informa tion of the plot was furnished to the police by Sawyer Smith of Minerva, Ohio who says, that he overheard the men talking of the plot Sunday night He says the plotters discussed, elabor ate plans to do away with the old oil king. Rockefeller, has abandoned . his plan to attend the farewell meeting of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church. He is watching his. estate closely to pre vent the approach of any stranger from any direction. V REFUGEES ON COLUMBIA LIGHT V HOUSE AT ASTORIA. None the Worse For Experience, The Captain and Nine Ashore. Astoria. Nov, 30. The lighthouse tender Manzanitla arrived In port at noon today with Captain Snyder and nine others of tho wrecked steamer Argo, who have been marooned at the mouth of the Columbia river since he sinking of the Argo on last Saturday morning. The members of the crew stated that the wreck followed the breaking of the starboard propeller. CITY MAINS FIRE PROTECTION GIVEN TO THE ISOLATED SECTION. Repltltlon of Former Conditions Dur ing Fire Will be Averted. Under the direction of Water Super intendent Harry Gilman a force of men are putting in the pipes on North Fourth street and the new hydrant which will add five blocks to the scodo Jof ths city under water protection. . inn w m auu ro me protected area the block in which the fire occur' red . on the Fourth of July when a workman's new home was hopelessly burned and could not be reached by the hose. The new work includes 1,500 feet of water pipe and two new fire hydrants and their connections. About half of the ditch, is dug and the system will be completed In a few days. CASTAWAYS LAND SAFELY EXTEND THE HANDB New Leather, New Shapes, New Prices We Have the largest, the best.' the most up-to-date line of Ladies' Hand' Bajs and Purses ever shown in La Grande. We have . , the Alligator, Patent Leather, Real. Seal,' Wal-" rus .and,- a line, otirapojted leathers that we iWW'ft ilri sfylesV We are offering these goods M ' lt: reasonable W!t1fF"tma8srt)f odrr aur goods are .v f Jghtftftd we-knnw the prices afe'I -tiei-Ilis sho'v, you while" our.Jirid is completej Hk-j!-. , HILLUSi DRUG STORR LA GRANDE; - COMMISSION BACI; HOME .mi AFTER THREE PLEASANT MONTH'S HERE, JAPANESE ARE K3W FACING I!0'!E , WARM TELEGRAM SENT TO PRESIDENT TAFT BY LEADER. Signal Visit of Japanese Merchants End today When Boa Carrying Commission Returns Home. San Francisco, Nov. 30. After three months spent iu touring America the Japanese Commercial - Commission, sailed today on the Bteamer Chlyo for Japan. Baron Shibusawa, head of the com mission, sent the following telegram to President Taft: "On the eve of departure from your hospitable shores permit me to submit to you, in behalf of the honorary com ' raerclal commission, our profound gratitude for the courtesy that you as president of the United States has 6hown us. It gives me particular plea9 ure to tender ' you as chief executive of the republic, our warm apprecia tion of the unfailing hospitality that has been Bhown ua by all classes of your citizens. With best wishes for your prosperity and the prosperity of your great nation, Baron Shibusawa. POWELL LOST TO WOLGAST POWELL CAN'T STAND UP TO LIT TLE AL. WALGOST. Man at Ringside Drops Dead Frost Excitement of the H11L San Francisco,' Not. 30. AL Wol- . gast today is deemed a most formi dable opponent that could be pitted against Battling Nelson, after last night's 20 round victory over Lew Powell. Powell had no chance what ever. ' During the mill, William Moldrop one of the ringside spectators, dropp ed dead as a reoult of the excitement -attending the fight He collapsed in -the fourteenth round and died a short time afterwards at the Emergency"' hospital. " 4 4 V j v TP i : OREGON J. ft - 1 Ll r f s ?, i